Convertible wardrobe-bed



J. M. M-cGHEEr CONVERTIBLE WARDROBE BED.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30. [919. 1,353,536. Patented Sept. 21, 1920.

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CONVERTIBLE WARDROBE BED- APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30. 1919.

1,353,536, Patented Sept. 21, 1920.

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CONVERTIBLE WARDROBE-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patflted- Sepia 21, 1920.

Applicationfllecl October 30, 1919. Serial No. 334,391.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn M. MoGHnn a citizen of the United States, residing at stancia, in the county of Torrance'and State of New Mexico, have invented new and use ful Improvements in Convertible WVardrobe- Beds, of which the following is a specification. I

The present invention relates to bedsteads and more particularly to a bedstead of the folding type adapted to be converted into an article of furniture.

An object of the invention is to provide a bedstead which may be folded into the shape of a wardrobe, a chiffonnier or like article of furniture and which embodies a construction which is simple, requires but very few movable 0r folding parts, and a structure which may be locked securely in its positions of adjustment. N

' Another object of the invention'is to provide a relatively strong and simplified structure of bed. frame which when extended is relatively strong and capable of standing considerable weight,and which when folded lies nested compactly between the parts of the head and foot sections, so that bedding and the like may be easily stored within the folded device.

Various other objects and advantages of I the invention will be in part described in and in part understood from the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bedstead constructed according to' the present invention and shown as folded into the form of a wardrobe. a 1 Fig. 2 is an enlarged'end elevation'of the same. a

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section taken through the device in'its extended position. orin the form of a bed. L

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken through the device extended on the line H of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary transverse section taken on the line 5'5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional View taken through the hinge at the meeting ends of the bed section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the latch and operating means therefor.

Referring to the drawings 10 and 11 desighate the head and foot sections of a bedstead.

These sections 10 and 11 may be-of any suitable size, height or configuration which'admits of the devices constructed according to the present invention. In the present instance the sections 10' and 11" form, when closed, a wardrobeora chiffonnier and are provided w th front and rear closure walls of any desired configuration with sides 12 which extend toward the respectively opposite sections, and tops l3 which are adapted to meet at their inner edges when the sections are closed to form the top of the artide of furniture. If desired, the section 10 may be provided with a frame 14 adapted to rise from the rear wall of the section 10 and which may be connected by hinge '15 or the like thereto, admitting of -the turning down of the frame 14: when it is desired to provide a smooth and uninterrupted top surface to the folded. article of furniture. The L side walls 12 are preferably cut away or recessed as at 16 to form, when the sections are closed, an oval opening admitting ac'cessto the interior of the closed article when it is desired for adjusting bedding and thelike.

Fitting in the-lower portions of the sections 10 and 11 is a bed frame composed of horiaontal fixed sections 17, hingedly supporting a pair of upwardly swinging sections 18 connected together at their outer I ends by a hinge 19. The fixed sections 17 are substantially U shaped and provided with cross bars QOlying against the back of the respective sections 10' or 11, and "supporting angle irons 21 having horizontal flanges projecting to which the ends of a spring 22 areadapted to be secured. The spring 22 may be of any desired and ordinary construction and, when the swinging sections 18 are droppedinto extended position, is adapted to be drawn taut between the horizontal frames 17 .The horizontalframes 1'7 and the frame sections 18 a re all preferably constructed from channel iron and maybe formed with the flanges of the channel projectingfhori- 'zontally outward. Also, the channel iron may, as is shown in Fig. '6, be provided with a filler block 23 for reinforcing the frame sections and for facilitating the attachment from the cross bar 20 and of the springfind other'parts of the device 1 thereto.

The hinge 1'9 is preferably formed of pairs of opposed plates secured against the opposite sides of the frame sections 18' near the meeting ends hereof and the plates of one pair are provided with ears 24 adapted to overlap correspondingly formed ears 25 of the other pair, and all of the ears being hingedly connected together by a transversely extending pintle 26 for forming the pivot of the hinge. The plates of the hinge 19'are preferably elongated and project to an appreciable extent below the frame sections 18 to permit the ends of the frame sections to come together to form a stop for supporting the bed section, and for the purpose of spacing apart the hingedly connected ends of the frame sections 18 when thelatter are raised into folded position.

For facilitating the raising of the sections into folded position a bell crank hand lever 27 is pivoted at 28 to one of the fixed frames 17 and has an arm 29 projecting downwardly and outwardly to an appreciable extent and connected by a link 30 to the adjacent frame section 18 at the point 31 near the outer end of the frame section. The handle 27 is adapted to lie close to the side of the ,bed frame when the latter is extended, asshown in Fig. 3, and is provided with a hand engaging loop 32 into which the fingers of the hand may pass for lifting the lever 27 and for thus elevating the hinged sections 18 of the frame.

The head and foot sections 10 and 11 are provided in the usual manner with legs or supports 33 which may be provided with casters or other suitable anti-friction means for admitting the relatively easy shifting of the device over the floor. In addition to the legs 33 the main sections of the casing are preferably supported by supplementary legs 34 which may be, as shown, formed of piping provided with flattened upper ends 35 secured by bolts 36. or the like to the under sides of the fixed frames 17 The legs 34 extend outwardly from the sections 17 and are arched downwardly therefrom and are offset relatively to each other so as to overlap or close when the main sections of the casing are brought together.

The foot section 11 is preferably provided p in its lowerportion, and beneath the bed frame, with a sliding drawer 37 of usual form and adapted to be drawn into open position through the front wall of the section 11. The drawer 37 is supported upon rails 38 secured to the front wall of the seetion 11 at one end and resting upon a cross bar 39 carried by the adjacent legs 34 at the inner ends of the rails 38. A stop 40 is secured across the rear ends of the rails 38 to engage the drawer 37 and hold the latter from moving inwardly.

The sections 18 of the frame are connected to the fixed sections 17 by hinges 41 which are connected to the upper edge portions of,

the frame sections and which admit the frame sections coming together beneath the hinge to provide an abutment or support issaeae capable of standing considerable strain. From Fig. 3 it will be noted that the inner end of the section 18 is recessed or notched, as at 42, to provide a seat for fitting against a cross bar 43 which constitutes a part of the horizontal section 17 of the frame. For the purpose of supporting the spring 22 in proper position when the bed frame is folded upwardly, the sections 18 are pro vided with depending brackets 44 carrying the opposite ends of cross rods 45, the latter being arranged in spaced relation below the frame sections 18 and also in spaced relation to the hinge 19. The spring 22 is thus permitted to flex around the joint of the hinge as the latter is opened, as shown in Fig. 2, so that bedding and the like may also be flexed or bent around with the spring.

lVhen the sections 10 and 11 are brought together they may be maintained in such position by latches 46 mounted upon a trans.

, direction to urge the latches 46 over a locking pin 47 carried across the oppositefixed frame section 17. A handle 50 is mounted on one side of the wall 12 of the adjacent casing section and has a spindle projection through said side and to which is attached one end of a flexible connector 51, the opposite end of which is attached to the arm 48. Turning of the handle 50 winds the flexible connector 51 thereon and draws the arm 48 against the tension of the spring 49 to lift the latches 46 out of engagement with the pins 47 For the purpose of closing the side openings 16 in the casing of the wardrobe when folded, one of the sections, such as the section 11, may be provided with panels 52 hinged in the opposite sides of the section and of suflicient width to extend across the openings 16 when the panels are swung into closed position. When the bed is opened, the panels 52 are adapted to be swung in against the end of the section out of the way.

What isclaimed is: o

1. A convertible wardrobe bed having opposed end sections, horizontal frames projecting inwardly from each end section, a pair of hingedly connected sections pivoted at their free ends respectively upon said end sections in position to rest upon the horizontal frames when folded down, and means for locking said hinged sections when folded down.

2. A convertible wardrobe bed having end sections provided with horizontal supporting frames projecting inwardly from the end sections, a pair of hingedly connected sections pivoted at their free ends to the respective end sections in position to fold down upon the horizontal frames and adapted to be supported. thereby, and manually operabledeviee carried by one of the end sections and adapted to engage an adjacent hinge section for swinging the sections upwardly into folded position.

3. A convertible wardrobe bed having end sections provided with horizontal supporting portions projecting inwardly from the sections, a pair of hinged sections pivoted at their free ends to the respective end sections in position to rest upon said supporting portions of the end sections when the hinged sections are swung downwardly into open position, a bell crank lever pivoted upon one end section and having a handle portion adapted to be manually swung for operating the lever, and a connection between said lever and said hinge sections for swinging the latter upwardly into folded position upon operation of said handle portion.

f. A convertible Wardrobe bed having end sections, hingedly connected sections j oining the end sections and adapted to fold therebetween, spring actuated latches carried at opposite sides upon one of the end sections, keepers mounted upon the opposite sides of the other end section for interlocking e11 gagenient with said latches, a connection between the latches for operating the same simultaneousl an arm carried by one latch, a crank hand e mounted upon said arm and said crank handle adaptedto be Wound upon the latter for operating the arm and the latches.

5. A convertible wardrobe bed having end sections horizontal frames extending inwardly from the end sections and including cross pieces, a pair of hingedly connected sections pivoted at their free ends upon said horizontal frames at points above said cross pieces, said hingedly connected sections provided with recesses at their pivoted ends adapted to receive the cross pieces therein for supporting the outer ends of the hingedly connected sections when the latter are folded down into open position, and means arranged at the connected ends of said hingedly connected sections for bracing the latter against each other when folded down.

JESSE M. MoGHEE. 

